Biography
Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III (June 27, 1911 – July 5, 1969) was an American motion picture actor, who started out as a child actor in 1916. He is best remembered for his role as Officer Frank Smith in the Dragnet franchise.
Filmography
all 70
Movies 61
TV Shows 9
self 5
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Movie
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
Felony Squad (1966)
TV
Ab Begley
Man in the Shadow (1957)
Movie
Officer Frank Smith
Dragnet (1954)
Movie
Frank Smith
Dragnet (1951)
TV
7
Sergeant Paul
Criminals Within (1941)
Movie
Dan Brown, Announcer
The Leather Pushers (1940)
Movie
Jeff Palmer
Convict's Code (1939)
Movie
Larry Weldon
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
Movie
Capt. Don Mayhew
The Spy Ring (1938)
Movie
Orchestra Leader
The Life of the Party (1937)
Movie
Bob Terry
The Outer Gate (1937)
Movie
Don Carter
The Legion of Missing Men (1937)
Movie
Evans (uncredited)
Shall We Dance (1937)
Movie
George Wallace
Red Lights Ahead (1936)
Movie
Bob Fender
The Fire-Trap (1935)
Movie
Paul Mathews
Born to Gamble (1935)
Movie
Tom Miller
Grand Old Girl (1935)
Movie
Dudley
Flirtation (1934)
Movie
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
Movie
Barry Preston
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
Movie
Joe Wilson
Once to Every Woman (1934)
Movie
Francis Nolan
Stage Mother (1933)
Movie
Morry Dover
This Day and Age (1933)
Movie
Junior Knox
Roadhouse Queen (1933)
Movie
Tommy Harrow
What Price Innocence? (1933)
Movie
Lucien Winfield
The Vanishing Frontier (1933)
Movie
Cpl. John Clarke
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
Movie
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
The Wet Parade (1932)
Movie
Geoffrey Weston
High Pressure (1932)
Movie
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
Are These Our Children? (1931)
Movie
Bill Stanton
It's a Wise Child (1931)
Movie
Ted Coster
Many a Slip (1931)
Movie
Franz Kemmerich
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Movie
5.13
Young lieutenant
The Divine Lady (1928)
Movie
7
George Minafer as a Child
Two to One (1927)
Movie
Roy Marshall
The Highbinders (1926)
Movie
George Minafer, as a child
Pampered Youth (1925)
Movie
Bill Latimer
Boy of Mine (1923)
Movie
Penrod Schofield
Penrod and Sam (1923)
Movie
Job the child
Blue Streak McCoy (1920)
Movie
Little Ben Tucker
The Family Honor (1920)
Movie
Rupert Holbrook
The Triflers (1920)
Movie
Little Dick
The Better Wife (1919)
Movie
Donald Cameron
The White Heather (1919)
Movie
Tommy Josselyn
Josselyn's Wife (1919)
Movie
The Lady's Son
The Lady of the Dugout (1918)
Movie
The Boy's Littlest Brother
Hearts of the World (1918)
Movie
Bobby Moore
The Little American (1917)
Movie
Panelist
Take a Good Look
TV
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1911-05-26
Deathday1969-07-05 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceGoldfield, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsNicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III, Nicholas Benton Alexander III
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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